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Open Journal of Forestry
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Open Journal of Forestry

2163-0429

Published by: Scientific Research Publishing Inc. (SCIRP)

https://www.scirp.org/journal/OpenSpecialIssues.aspx?JournalID=736&PubState=false

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 536 4 4 2

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 10
Documents by Best Scientists*: 7
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
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Overview

Top Research Topics at Open Journal of Forestry?

Open Journal of Forestry focuses on Ecology, Agroforestry, Forestry, Botany and Forest management. Vegetation, Ecosystem, Biodiversity, Habitat and Species richness are Ecology topics of special interest in it. The research on Agroforestry featured in it combines topics in other fields like Agriculture, Deforestation and Land use.

The Forestry works featured in it incorporate elements from Biomass (ecology) and Tree allometry. Botany research presented in Open Journal of Forestry encompasses a variety of subjects, including Agronomy and Horticulture. Open Journal of Forestry dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Agronomy and Soil water.

Horticulture research is concerned with Seedling in particular. While Open Journal of Forestry focused on Forest management, it was also able to explore topics like Forest ecology, Sustainability and Environmental resource management. The Forest ecology works, particularly on Forest restoration are tackled in the journal.

  • Ecology (24.39%)
  • Agroforestry (21.14%)
  • Forestry (20.05%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Drought and Heat Triggers Sudden and Severe Dieback in a Dominant Mediterranean-Type Woodland Species (47 citations)
  • Power, the Hidden Factor in Development Cooperation. An Example of Community Forestry in Cameroon (31 citations)
  • Peer Influence of Non-Industrial Private Forest Owners in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan (30 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Open Journal of Forestry:

The main points discussed in the journal papers deal with Ecology, Agroforestry, Climate change, Basal area and Forestry. The journal articles hold forums on Agroforestry that merge themes from other disciplines such as Land cover, Land use, Amazon rainforest, Environmental degradation and Crown (botany). In addition to Climate change research, the journal papers aim to explore topics under Agriculture, Land use, land-use change and forestry and Biodiversity.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Agriculture

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Forestry, Agroforestry, Agriculture, Livelihood and Deforestation are the focal point of discussions in Open Journal of Forestry. The concepts on Forestry presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Tree health, Forest ecology and Cypress. The overlapping concepts between Land degradation and Land cover, Riparian zone, Riparian forest and Earnings are the key highlights of Agroforestry study.

Topics in Agriculture were tackled in line with various other fields like Word of mouth, Medicinal plants and Habitat. The study of Sustainable management and how it intertwines with concepts under Ecosystem services, Poverty, Intervention (law) and Socioeconomics were explored in the presented Livelihood research. The study of Land use, land-use change and forestry and how it intertwines with concepts under Massif, Swamp and Population density were explored in the presented Deforestation research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Studies on Ecological Monitoring of Plant Community and Plant Diversity in Shenzhen, Southern China (0 citations)
  • Seed Borne Fungal Organisms Associated with Germination Success of Terminalia brownii (Fresen) in Kenya (0 citations)
  • Impact of Heart Rot of Pericopsis elata (Harms) Van Meeuwen on Yield at Harvest in Production Forests in South-Eastern Cameroon (0 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Open Journal of Forestry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Thomas J. Straka (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mwangi James Kinyanjui (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Paul A. Arp (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jinping Zhang (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Du Menghao (5 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Open Journal of Forestry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Clemson University (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nagoya University (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University (2 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 100.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, nan% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another nan% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included nan% of all publications and nan% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Mixed-Species Allometric Equations to Quantify Stem Volume and Tree Biomass in Dry Afromontane Forest of Ethiopia

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Using Water Stable Isotopes to Trace Water Sources of Three Typical Japanese Tree Species under Heavy Rainfall Conditions

    Qiqin Zhang;Alexander C. Brandt;Jordi Voltas

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Height-Diameter Relationship of Some Forest Species Exploited for Wood in the Natural Tropical Forest of the Congo Basin

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • LiDAR Helps Differentiate Stand Health and Productivity Levels within a Northern Hardwood Forest

    Christopher F. Hansen;Paul G. Schaberg;Allan M. Strong;Shelly A. Rayback

    (2020)
    1 Citations

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